Elegance
15 seafarers abandoned on the Elegance (IMO 9475349, flag Palau) in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 14 October 2025. ILO case 1498, status: Resolved.
- Status
- Resolved
- Abandonment ID
- 1498
- IMO Number
- 9475349
- Flag
- Palau
- Port of Abandonment
- Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Abandonment Date
- 14 October 2025
- Notification Date
- 22 October 2025
- Seafarers
- 15
- Reporting Org.
- International Transport Workers' Federation
Circumstances
Seafarer requesting help in getting signed off for medical reasons
Seafarers applied to insurer?: Yes
Insurance certificate dates: 17th September 2025 to 14th September 2026
Updates
13 November 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
Seafarer was taken to the dentist, paid and repatriated. Resolved.
10 November 2025: Palau
(From the Palau International Ship Registry)
Palau International Ship Registry presents its compliments to the IMO Secretariat and the Legal Affairs and External Relations Division.
In response to the below received eMail notification for the case of the vessel ELEGANCE (9475349), we would like to confirm that Palau Ship Registry Administration is instantiating relevant communication with the related parties for the resolution of the case and will provide any updates, as appropriate.
7 November 2025: International Maritime Organisation
Flag: Palau, on IMO GISIS before 1 August 2025: ‘KARA DENIZ MA’
22 October 2025: International Transport Workers' Federation
The Indian seafarer seeks medical assistance. The company management failed until now to get him to a Dentist,
He stated” Want to inform you sir my mouth is full of swelling and infection due to dental pain, I am not able to stand sir”
The seafarer is requesting to be repatriated because of the failure to get him to the medical assistance.